I've learned how to heal from tough times. There's no doubt that “bad things can happen to good people.” In my own life journey, I have experienced grief and sudden loss. I felt weighed down emotionally with an inner critic that relentlessly told me that “I wasn't good enough, that I should be perfect, that I was unloved.” At times I felt invisible, that I didn't matter. It was exhausting. 

Many years ago, I made the courageous decision to lean into the pain and fear and learnt to let it go. I didn't do this alone. I was fortunate to have people walk alongside me, to ask questions at the right time, and help me access the wisdom that lay inside me. It has been a gradual process of healing troubling memories and moving from fear to joy. My life is so very different today and I'm glad I made myself important enough on my “To Do List” to commit to my own recovery.